抄録
Japan needs to maintain the international competitiveness of its industries and further develop the economy by overcoming resources, environmental and demographic constraints. Simultaneously achieving environmental conservation and economic growth is a policy goal of the Third Science and Technology Basic Plan. In particular, the plan's promotional strategy for the "MONODZUKURI Technology" field cites "human-centered manufacturing practices" as a basic policy, and declares Japan's determination to maximize the added value created through a value chain as a policy challenge. The center of a value chain is the production system, which should be aimed at benefiting both humans/environment and economy. Here is a summary of what this article proposes as particularly notable directions of future R & D on human- and environment-conscious Manufacturing System in Japan.
